Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice shot, Doug! I hope you never have to mask the mane.... trish ternahan@gentlelens.net > From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: 7 Sep 2001 08:11:06 -0700 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Using Leicas for sports/action photography? > > On Fri, 07 September 2001, "Wang, Albert" wrote: > >> >> I was just wondering whether how good are Leica cameras in terms of taking >> sports or action shots where a fast focus/high shutter speed is necessary? I >> know that the Leica R8 has its fastest shutter speed at 1/8000 although it >> is entirely manual focus which makes it very difficult to capture a hockey >> game for example... is that the reason that I hardly see any Leica cameras >> at the Philly Flyers games? :) >> > > It's not hockey but it's fast: > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/pete.html > > and I find that birds in flight, thought to be the domain of > AF/IS/VR/ColorMatrix/EyeControlled/DoesItByItself SLR cameras, are not a big > deal (URL below). > > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > ___________________________________________________ > The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe > Better! Faster! More Powerful! > 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! > http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/ > > > >